Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or suggestive of a dragon.
- adjective Draconian.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Draco, archon of Athens in or about 621
b. c. , and one of the founders of the enlightened Attic polity; or resembling in severity the code of laws said to have been established by him, in which he prescribed the penalty of death for nearly all crimes -for smaller crimes because they merited it, and for greater because he knew of no penalty more severe. - Hence Rigorous: applied to any extremely severe, harsh, or oppressive laws.
- Relating to the constellation Draco.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Related to or suggestive of
dragons .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It criticised the "draconic" increases of excise duties, especially on wine, beer and tobacco, adding the increases would lead to a rise in smuggling and black market activities.
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In a separate statement the Conservative Party also supported any farmer action resisting the "draconic" Bill.
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Perhaps the silver lining of the Ubisoft DRM fiasco will be gamers gaining a sense of perspective when it comes to less "draconic" DRM (I've never heard that term used for anything but DRM.
Joystiq 2010
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Within it, flashes of light illumined two draconic figures locked in a death match.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Within it, flashes of light illumined two draconic figures locked in a death match.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Within it, flashes of light illumined two draconic figures locked in a death match.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Book imp (buffs arcana and history, also give resist fire), Dragonling (encounter: would allow him to use a blast attack via the dragonling, would buff surges, and allow him to speak draconic),
Critical Hit #18: Aboard the Airship! | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Within it, flashes of light illumined two draconic figures locked in a death match.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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"I can't help it," Snuffles the Dragon said with a fierce gaze in his draconic eyes.
Phat Tuesday! 2008
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Here's an image of our latest draconic acquisition.
man commented on the word draconic
See also draconian
December 17, 2006